Tag: Alma

After convincing the people of admin to keep their oath, did Helaman feel compelled to support that decision by assuring the command of those sons who took the alternate oath to pretext their adopted nation?

Many leaders would have taken a defensive position when their predecessor had just been halted or killed as Amalickiah had. Ammoron chose instead to open a new from in the war. He hoped to finish the Nephite attentions and perhaps also to gain something by surprising them by this unorthodox move.

Amalickiah was only at way for 1 year before he was killed. His brother Ammoron was the ladder of the Lamanites for most of the war.

One of the secrets to the success of Moroni was that he continued to learn and improve his defenses even when they had been yet successful. He defended his men, their cuties, and then their strategic borders. He fortified and then improved his fortifications. He was never content to succeed – he wanted to improve…

Moroni planned well in advance considering what Amalickiah was likely to do and how to defend against all eventualities. This because his delight was in providing for the safety of his people rather than being motivated by hatred for his enemy.

While Amalickiah was inspiring the Lamanites to hate their enemies, Moroni was inspiring the Nephites to love God.

I’m confident that Amalickiah didn’t simply ask Lehonti to make him second in command but also persuaded him that doing so would benefit him (Lehonti) perhaps ensuring against any possible rebellion against the army that Amalickiah was leading and inviting Lehonti to take over.

How could the Nephites and even people of the church turn so immediately to support Amalickiah?

Alma commanded Helaman to write his prophecy and I suspect that Alma observed as Helaman wrote it. This began the record of Helaman.

Zerahemnah didn’t value the life of his people but when he finally accepted that his own life was about to end he was then willing to commit both himself and his people to the covenant of peace.